James Milner was on the end of an unfortunate situation despite Sadio Mane opening for Liverpool inside the Stadio Olimpico. A dangerous loose ball was ballooned out of Red’s penalty area by Dejan Lovren but ended up hitting the Englishman in the face.
As if the agony that comes with being hit wasn’t enough, the ball ended up getting past a stationary Loris Karius in Liverpool’s goal to bring the game to parity. Milner, whose 9 assists in this season’s competition broke the record of the player with the most in the history of the Champions League, was subsequently trolled hard by fans on social media for his “generosity”.
His plight was, however, short lived after Wijnaldum restored the lead for the Merseysiders before recess. Below are some of the best tweets:
James Milner rises like a salmon to fire in a header!
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) May 2, 2018
It was the wrong net, but still...#LFC#ROMLIV pic.twitter.com/hgPDuBUD0X
Roma would be better off just booting the ball at James Milner
— Andy Castell (@AJ3) May 2, 2018
STAT: James Milner is now the only man in Champions League history to get 9 assists and a comedy own goal in a single season.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 2, 2018
Milner with more shots than Roma #LIVROM
— Laura Woods (@laura_woodsy) May 2, 2018
#bbcfootball has kane claimed that milner og?
— mick stewart (@AmfieldSmb) May 2, 2018
Roma now purposely shooting at James Milner in the hope it takes a wicked deflection and goes in.
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOE_UK) May 2, 2018
In the last leg Milner became the all-time leading assister in a single UCL season.
— Spencer FC (@SpencerOwen) May 2, 2018
It all got too easy for him so now he’s started assisting the opposition by scoring for them.
